Traffic Calming Review. Sims Estate Drive. Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Presentation at 7:00 p.m. Centreville-Chicopee Community Centre

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1 Traffic Calming Review Sims Estate Drive Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Presentation at 7:00 p.m. Centreville-Chicopee Community Centre

2 Agenda 1. Introductions 2. Traffic Calming Review Process 3. Study Area & Existing Conditions 4. What is Traffic Calming? 5. Resident Feedback Summary 6. Exploring the Alternatives / Preferred Alternative 7. On-Street Parking Restrictions 8. Addressing Your Priorities 9. Next Steps 10.Questions

3 Introductions City of Kitchener Project Team Ken Carmichael, Interim Director of Transportation Services Barry Cronkite, Interim Manager of Transportation Planning Aaron McCrimmon-Jones, Transportation Planning Project Manager Steven Ryder, Traffic Technologist Ryan Krantz, Transportation Engineering Support Eric Bentzen-Bilkvist, Traffic Student

4 Traffic Calming Review Process Phase 1: Problems and Opportunities Establish context, collect & review data/ information Public Information Centre #1: Issues & opportunities Review / summarize resident and agency feedback Phase 2: Exploring the Alternatives Identify alternative traffic calming measures Summer 2017 Develop and evaluate preliminary recommendations Phase 3: Design Develop design concept Fall 2017 May 2017 Public Information Centre #2: Design concept input *We are here Phase 4: The Preferred Solution Review / summarize input & finalize design December 2017 Resident survey January 2018 Committee /Council approval March 2018 Phase 5: Implementation Potential traffic calming measure implementation Summer / Fall 2018

5 Study Area Sims Estate Drive, between Fairway Road North and Tremaine Drive Study Area Catchment Area

6 Existing Traffic Controls

7 Traffic Speeds & Volumes Between Beaumont Cres./Desmond St. June 2016 AADT Eastbound 745 vehicles/day AADT Westbound 717 vehicles/day 85 th Percentile Speed 57 km/h Between Waterbend Cres./Sims Estate Pl. Oct 2014 AADT Eastbound 509 vehicles/day AADT Westbound 431 vehicles/day 85 th Percentile Speed 59 km/h AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic 85 th Percentile Speed at which 85% of drivers travel at, or below.

8 Collision History Chart 3 Year Collision Summary Collision Type (to Present) Single Motor Vehicle Approaching Angle Sideswipe TOTAL

9 What is Traffic Calming? Physical measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use and alter driver behaviour. Improve conditions for non-motorized street users. Traffic Calming measures can involve changes in traffic signage and/or physical changes to the road: Vertical Deflection Horizontal Deflection Vertical traffic calming measures will typically not be considered on Emergency routes, Transit Routes or Major Collector Roadways. The City of Kitchener endorses traffic calming as a means to reduce speeding, through traffic and collisions in residential neighbourhoods.

10 What is Traffic Calming? Required Support Traffic Calming Initiation City requires 25% support from affected residents to initiate traffic a calming study. Response Rate of Affected Homes 42% Total Yes 34% Total No 8% Implementing the Preferred Plan Once the Traffic Calming study is complete, a minimum of 50% of the affected residents must respond, with 60% support of the recommended plan for it to proceed.

11 Resident Feedback Summary

12 Resident Feedback Summary

13 Resident Feedback Summary Traffic Calming Suggestions Traffic Circle Speed Humps / Speed Table On-street Parking Restrictions Raised Crosswalks 1 Narrowed Road / Curb Extensions No Speed Humps All-way Stop Morrison Road One Way Street

14 Resident Feedback Summary The Top 3 List Your top 3 concerns: 1) Speeding 2) Obstructed sightlines along curve 3) Pedestrian safety Your top 3 solutions: 1) Speed humps 2) Traffic Circle 3) Restrict parking where it is a concern

15 Preferred Alternative (#1) ALTERNATIVE #1

16 Preferred Alternative (#1) ALTERNATIVE #1 (west)

17 Preferred Alternative (#1) ALTERNATIVE #1 (east)

18 ALTERNATIVE #2 Other Alternatives (#2)

19 Other Alternatives (#2) ALTERNATIVE #2 (west)

20 Other Alternatives (#2) ALTERNATIVE #2 (east)

21 ALTERNATIVE #3 Other Alternatives (#3)

22 Other Alternatives (#3) ALTERNATIVE #3 (west)

23 Other Alternatives (#3) ALTERNATIVE #3 (east)

24 Addressing Your Priorities Your top 3 concerns: 1) Speeding speed humps, curb ext. (narrowings); 2) Obstructed sightlines parking restrictions along curve, curb ext. (narrowings); 3) Pedestrian safety speed humps at trail locations, curb ext. (narrowings); Your top 3 solutions: 1) Speed humps - Speed hump at trail entrances; 2) Traffic Circle - Does not function the way it is designed to in this location Road narrowings / curb key intersections 3) Restrict parking where it is blocking sightlines south/east side along curve in proximity to Chicopee Ski;

25 Next Steps Public Information Centre #2 design concept input Agency circulation design concept input Finalize design based on resident and agency input Neighbourhood survey Committee presentation Council presentation Installation Follow-up Review *Jan 2018 *Mar 5, 2018 *Mar 19, 2018 *Summer/Fall 2018 *Summer/Fall 2019 *We are here *Dec 2017

26 QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

27 All-way Stop Control Warrants All-Way Stop Controls are meant to safely alternate the right-ofway to opposing traffic flows; In order for an All-Way Stop Control to be warranted, a significant amount of traffic must exist on both streets; If there is little traffic on the side street, drivers who regularly use the major street will start anticipating that they will not have to yield to anyone and may disobey the stop signs; Unwarranted All-way Stop Controls are often disobeyed by drivers; Pedestrian safety can be compromised; Unnecessary increase in traffic noise as vehicles slow down, stop and then accelerate again; Stop signs increase air pollution and waste fuel; Adding new stop signs usually increases overall vehicle speeds, as drivers attempt to make up for lost time spent at a stop sign;